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Kanji, Jammu and Kashmir

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Country
  
India

District
  
Leh

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Elevation
  
3,875 m

Population
  
325 (2011)

State
  
Jammu and Kashmir

Tehsil
  
Khalsi

2011 census code
  
958

Local time
  
Friday 4:22 AM

Kanji, Jammu and Kashmir

Weather
  
-15°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 76% Humidity

Kanji is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located in the Khalsi tehsil, and can be accessed through the village of Heniskot which lies on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway.

The village has a small number of families who farm the immediate area. The village is situated on an altitude of 3875 m, and is a campsite on the Kanji la and Shilakong gorge treks.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Kanji has 52 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 62.19%.

References

Kanji, Jammu and Kashmir Wikipedia